Topic: partisan

What happens when the citizens of one nation inhabit two opposing realities? I went through a pretty substantial identity crisis when I left teaching. Six months into my new full-time job, I had health insurance, sick leave, and an apartment where I was proud to host parties. But, without my students there to greet me […]

Political polarization in this country is now so acute that party affiliation transcends practically everything else. “We’re done. I’m breaking up with you,” Beth wrote to Dave during the 2008 Presidential election. “When you said last week you were voting for McCain I thought you were kidding. But…when you said that Palin was ‘extremely qualified’ […]